Communicative competence as a basis for the creative interaction of the professional (vocational-technical) education institution's subjects: the special course for the audience members of the advanced training classes of professional education administra

Матеріали спецкурсу присвячено проблемі комунікативної компетентності керівників, новопризначених керівників та педагогічних працівників обласних навчально-(науково)-методичних центрів (кабінетів), закладів професійної (професійно-технічної) освіти для удосконалення власного досвіду та педагогічної майстерності. Зміст спецкурсу спрямовано на розвиток комунікативної взаємодії суб’єктів освітнього процесу, професійно-особистісного розвитку педагогічних кадрів. Спецкурс підготовлений для слухачів курсів підвищення кваліфікації керівних та педагогічних кадрів професійної (професійно-технічної) освіти у Центральному інституті післядипломної освіти ДВНЗ «Університет менеджменту освіти».The materials of special course are devoted to the problem of communicative competence of managers, newly appointed managers and pedagogical workers of regional educational (scientific) -methodic centers (offices), institutions of professional (vocational-technical) education for improving their own experience and pedagogical skills. The content of the special course aims to develop the communicative interaction between the subjects of the educational process, professional and personal development of teaching staff. The special course has been developed for management and pedagogical staff of vocational (vocational-technical) education refresher training at the Central Institute of Postgraduate Education "University of Education Management"

Health in All Networks Simulator (HANS)

<p>Recent advances in social network research have highlighted a variety of strategies for leveraging social networks to improve community-based interventions. Nonetheless, the role of social networks in interventions is frequently under-theorized or taken for granted. Furthermore, predicting which type of social network intervention would work best in which neighbourhood is sometimes difficult to test in practice. Therefore, in our study, we will develop an agent-based model to create an intervention planning tool called the Health in All Networks Simulator (HANS). The HANS will be developed in part in collaboration with community members and policy stakeholders, for example, through network mapping or interviews, to improve the development and adoption of social network strategies in Amsterdam health promotion initiatives. Other data would come from pre-existing data sources, such as ODISSEI and HELIUS. The HANS will enable researchers and stakeholders to virtually test the impact of different social network intervention strategies in neighbourhoods on the resilience, health, and well-being of their residents; either with observed or hypothetical network characteristics. Simultaneously, the model will account for multiscale interactions and bidirectional feedback loop interactions, such as those originating from the communities' geo-spatial environment. By making the agent-based model available for stakeholders via workshops, we hope to serve the community better and gain feedback that will help us improve the HANS for future use. Understanding the efficacy of different social network interventions across neighbourhoods may contribute to improving population health while reducing health disparities.</p><p>This work is supported by ZonMW (https://projecten.zonmw.nl/nl/project/amsterdam-social-network-interventions-health-simulator-asnihs-building-evidence-base)</p><p> </p&gt

2015: 24th Annual John K. Friesen Conference "Harnessing Technology for Aging-in-Place" May 14-15, 2015: SESSION 3 - Panel 1 – Technologies for Managing Health

Panel 1 – Technologies for Managing Health Chair: Kendall Ho, Director, e-Health Strategy Office, UBC Sue Levkoff, Director, SmartSTATE© SeniorSMART© Center of Economic Excellence, University of South Carolina - “MHealth for medication adherence for chronic disease: The case of HIV+” Annemarie Kaan, Heart Centre, St. Paul’s Hospital - “A Virtual Heart Failure Clinic and other Recent Developments in e-Health and m-Health for Management of Chronic Conditions” Pat Camp, Centre for Heart Lung Innovation UBC and St. Paul’s Hospital - “Remote Management and Rehabilitation of COPD Patients” Stephen Wilcox, Design Science, Philadelphia, PA - “What If We Had a Care-pathway Navigation App?

Psychological distress in patients with a left ventricular assist device and their partners : an exploratory study

BACKGROUND: Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy is increasingly used in patients with advanced heart failure, and may have a significant psychological impact on both patients and their partners. Hence, we examined the distress levels of LVAD patients and their partners. METHODS: Anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were assessed at 3-4 weeks after implantation, and at 3 and 6 months follow-up in 33 LVAD patients (73% men; mean age=54±10 years) and 33 partners (27% men; mean age=54±11 years). RESULTS: The prevalence of anxiety in LVAD partners was significantly higher compared to LVAD patients at baseline (48% vs. 23%, p=0.03) and 3 months follow-up (44% vs. 15%, p=0.02), but not at 6 months follow-up (p=0.43). No differences were found for depression and PTSD (ps>0.05). Scores between the LVAD patients and partners showed only a significant correlation at baseline between the anxiety, depression and PTSD score of the patient and the depression score of the partner (r anx=0.40, p=0.04; rdep=.40, p=0.04; r PSTD=0.46, p=0.05). Multivariable analyses showed no significant association between the role (patient vs. partner) and anxiety, depression and PTSD over time after correction for age, gender and clinical covariates. However, after correction for Type D personality and the use of psychotropic medication the LVAD partners showed significantly higher anxiety (F=6.95, p=0.01) and depression (F=3.94, p=0.04) scores over time compared to LVAD patients. CONCLUSION: LVAD partners had significantly higher levels of anxiety than LVAD patients. Emotional distress of LVAD partners should gain more attention, as partners are an essential source of support for LVAD patients

The Approach to the Psychosocial Evaluation of Cardiac Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support Candidates.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: We update evidence underlying the recommendations of a 2018 multi-society consensus report regarding the psychosocial evaluation of individuals for cardiothoracic transplantation and mechanical circulatory support (MCS). In the present review, we focus on heart transplantation and MCS. RECENT FINDINGS: Expert opinion and new evidence support the inclusion of ten core content areas in the psychosocial evaluation. Prospective data indicate that psychosocial factors can predict post-transplantation/post-implantation outcomes. Such factors include treatment adherence history, mental health and substance use history, cognitive impairment, knowledge about treatment options, and social factors such as socioeconomic status. For other factors (e.g., coping, social support), new evidence is weaker because it derives largely from cross-sectional studies. Concerning evaluation process issues, expert opinion remains consistent with consensus recommendations, but there is a dearth of empirical evidence. The psychosocial evaluation can identify factors relevant for candidacy for heart transplantation and MCS implantation. It enables the provision of interventions to improve patients' viability as candidates, and facilitates care planning.status: publishe

Change in Quality of Life from Before to After Discharge Following Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation

Background: Quality of life (QOL) outcomes after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation from before to after hospital discharge have been examined only in a very small sample of patients. The purposes of this study are to describe change in QOL from before to after hospital discharge in LVAD patients and to determine whether being discharged with an LVAD predicts better QOL than being hospitalized with an LVAD. Methods: A non-random sample of 62 LVAD patients (approximately 50 years old, male, white, married, fairly well-educated) completed self-report questionnaires at ≥2 timepoints post-implant. The questionnaires (Quality of Life Index, Rating Question Form, Heart Failure Symptom Checklist, Sickness Impact Profile, LVAD Stressor Scale, Jalowiec Coping Scale), which were collated into booklets, had acceptable reliability and validity. Longitudinal analyses were performed in 2 steps using 1-sample t-tests and linear mixed effects modeling. Results: Perception of QOL and health status were fairly good both before and after discharge of LVAD patients. Discharge predicted increased satisfaction with socioeconomic areas of life; decreased overall and psychologic stress and stress related to family and friends, self-care and work/school/finances; and decreased physical and self-care disability. Conclusions: QOL outcomes improved from before to after hospital discharge in LVAD patients awaiting heart transplantation. As LVADs potentially become available as destination therapy, in addition to being successful bridges to heart transplantation, QOL outcomes will become more important to study